Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science

Lukas M. Verburgt is Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) and guest researcher at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

List of Contributors

Introduction: History of Science – Past, Present, Future, Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)
1. Global History of Science, James Poskett (University of Warwick, UK)
a. Comment: Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh (University of Cambridge and Royal Institution, UK)
b. Response: James Poskett (University of Warwick, UK)
2. Gender History of Science, Donald L. Opitz (DePaul University, USA)
a. Comment: Joanna Wharton (University of York, UK)
b. Response: Donald L. Opitz (DePaul University, USA)
3. Post/Decolonial History of Science and STS, Suman Seth(Cornell University, USA)
a. Comment: Meredith Alberta Palmer (Cornell University, USA)
b. Response: Suman Seth & Meredith Alberta Palmer (both Cornell University, USA)
4. Neo-Kantian/Post-Kuhnian History and Philosophy of Science, Lydia Patton (Virginia Tech University, USA)
a. Comment: Katherina Kinzel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
b. Response: Lydia Patton (Virginia Tech University, USA)
5. Integrated History and Philosophy of Science (&HPS), Max Dresow (University of Minnesota, USA)
a. Comment: Hasok Chang (The University of Cambridge, UK)
b. Response: Max Dresow (University of Minnesota, USA)
6. Historical Epistemology, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
a. Comment: Massimiliano Simons (Maastricht University, The Netherlands and KU Leuven, Belgium)
b. Response: Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Technical University of Berlin, Germany)
7. Environmental History of Science, Johan Gärdebo (University of Uppsala, Sweden)
a. Comment: Libby Robin (Australian National University, Australia)
b. Response: Johan Gärdebo (University of Uppsala, Sweden)
8. Multispecies History of Science, Raf de Bont (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
a. Comment: Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter, UK)
b. Response: Raf de Bont (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
9. Material and Performative History of Science, Marieke Hendriksen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands)
a. Comment: Pamela Smith (Columbia University, USA)
b. Response: Marieke Hendriksen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands)
10. Computational History of Science, Julia Damerow and Manfred Laubichler (both Arizona State University USA)
a. Comment: Colin Frederick Allen (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
b. Response: Julia Damerow & Manfred Laubichler (both Arizona State University USA)
11. History of Knowledge, Peter Burke (University of Cambridge, UK)
a. Comment: James A. Secord (University of Cambridge, UK)
b. Response: Peter Burke (University of Cambridge, UK)
12. History of Scientific Ignorance, Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)
a. Comment: Jouni-Matti Kuukanen (University of Oulu, Finland)
b. Response: Lukas M. Verburgt (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, The Netherlands)
13. Agnotology in History of Science, Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University, USA)
a. Comment: Anna Lisa Ahlers (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Germany)
b. Response: Naomi Oreskes (Harvard University, USA)

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